Grisham, on the list for "Sycamore Row", joins Elizabeth Strout for "The Burgess Boys" and Ronald Balson for "Once We Were Brothers".

This is the fourth year for the prize, inspired by Lee's lawyer hero Atticus Finch in her famed novel, "To Kill a Mockingbird." According to a release in the ABA Journal, the prize is awarded to the novel that "best exemplifies the role of lawyers in society."

Grisham previously won for "The Confession", with Michael Connelly and Paul Goldstein taking home the prize in subsequent years.